Cyprus - Culture Smart!Buhayer, Constantine.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Contents -- Map of Cyprus -- Introduction -- Key Facts -- 1. Land and People -- Geography -- Climate -- A History of Gifts, Continuities, and Renegotiations -- The Government -- A Judicious Approach to Change -- Newcomers for Whom Cyprus is No Surprise -- Investors, Allies, and Spies -- Newcomers to the North -- 2. Values and Attitudes -- Cypriotness -- Families, Respect -- Courtesies -- Village Identity -- The Verbal Hide-and-Seek of Cypriot Identity -- The Proud Past -- Reading Flags and Maps

Divided Nicosia: A Psychology of Cyprus -- A Strong Diaspora of Villages -- Women Changing Places -- Gay Rights -- Nostalgias and Commonalities -- Cypriot Views of the Outside World -- Attitudes Toward Foreigners -- 3. Customs and Traditions -- The Past is Constitutional -- The Church of Cyprus -- Religious Buildings in the North and South -- Islam, Secular Muslims, and Religion in the North -- Cypriot and Turkish Turkishness -- Other Religions -- Holidays to Remember -- The Importance of Saints' Days -- The Greek-Cypriot Year

The Turkish-Cypriot Secular Calendar -- Muslim Festivals -- Religious Harmony -- 4. Making Friends -- How to Meet Cypriots -- Invitations Home -- Names and Verbal Greetings -- Acceptable Conduct -- Timekeeping -- Who Pays? -- Alcohol, Coffee, and Politics -- Romance and the Foreigner -- Transactional Sex -- 5. At Home -- Housing Choices -- Town and Village -- The Daily Round -- Civil Servants -- To Rousféti or Not -- Growing Up in Cyprus -- Education, Education, Education -- National Service -- 6. Time Out -- Leisure -- Youth and the Young in Spirit

These Shoes Are Not Made For Walking -- Home Cooking and Haute Cuisine -- Flaoúna is Cyprus -- Entertainment -- Sports -- Shopping for Pleasure -- Must-See Destinations -- 7. Travel, Health, and Safety -- Documentation -- Stepping Back in Time to a Friendly Levant -- Driving -- Where To Stay -- Health and Safety -- Low Crime but . . . -- Security in Military Zones, No Photography -- 8. Business Briefing -- The Economy -- The Discovery of Gas off Aphrodite's Island -- From Localism to Internationalism -- Hierarchy and Management Style -- Business Etiquette

Meetings -- Negotiations -- Contracts -- Resolving Disagreements -- Teams and Teamwork -- Business Entertainment -- Gifts -- Conducting Business in Northern Cyprus -- Women in Business -- Corruption -- 9. Communicating -- Languages and Local Dialects -- Digital Protocols -- Body Language -- The Media -- The Online Country -- Mail -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Useful Apps -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Picture Credit -- Copyright -- Index

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